Improved diagnosing of small hepatocellular carcinomas by echo-enhanced power Doppler sonography in patients with cirrhosis

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 893-900

  Rickes, Steffen ^a,b   Schulze, Simone ^a   Neye, Holger ^a   Ocran, Kenneth W ^a   Wermke, Wolfram ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Differential diagnosis; Echo enhanced power Doppler sonography; Hepatocellular carcinomas; Regenerative nodules

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 0042703963     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042737-200308000-00010     Document Type: Article

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